Fifth Six Weeks Test Review

Sustainable development is best characterized as

• using resources to satisfy future as well as present needs

• using nonrenewable resources to help businesses expand

• using renewable resources for the sake of expanding businesses

• figuring out how to combat mother nature

Renewable energy sources are best characterized as

• sources that are replenished naturally

• sources that are not replenished naturally

• Sources that create much pollution

• Sources that are responsible for climate change

An example of a non-renewable energy is

• Wind

• Coal

• Hydroelectricity

• Geothermal

An example of a renewable energy source is

• Hydroelectricity

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

Which of the following is not an example of a pillar to sustainability?

• Society

• Government

• Economy

• Environment

How is sustainability achieved?

• governments need to work together in order to promote the well-being of the planet

• economists need to work together in order to promote the well-being of businesses

• geographers need to work together in order to promote the allocation of natural resources around the world

• philosophers need to work together in order to promote the mental stability of people around the world

Which type of nation has a better understanding of sustainability?

• Less developed

• Newly industrialized

• More developed

• All of the above

Which natural resource has historically caused the most problems and is the most consumed today?

• Oil

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Nuclear energy

Which of the following is not an example of a productive resource?

• Natural

• Human

• Atmosphere

• Capital

Which of the following is an indicator of the location of subsistence agriculture?

• Access to natural resources

• Access to capital resources

• Access to transportation routes

• Access to consumers